MUC91 History of Mathematics 1

Faculty of Science
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Eduard Fuchs, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eduard Fuchs, CSc.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Thu 8:00–9:50 M2,01021
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MUC61 Foundations of mathematics || M7532 Foundations of mathematics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
First course of history of mathematics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have a basic overview of the history of mathematics.
Key topics
The importance and position of the history of mathematics in the system of sciences. The main periods in the history of mathematics and the problems of its delimination. The prehistory of mathematics. The foundation of mathematics as a branch of science. The Hellenistic mathematics. 1. crisis of mathematics. Arab mathematics and its influence upon European mathematics in the Middle Ages. A significant change in the position of science in the 17th Century. The rise of the infinitesimal calculus. 2. crisis of mathematics. The rise of the modern mathematics in 19th Century. 3. crisis of mathematics and its consequences for the developement of mathematics in the 20th Century.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • FUCHS, Eduard. Teorie množin pro učitele. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999. info
    not specified
  • VOPĚNKA, Petr. Příležitostné rozpravy s matematikou. Druhé vydání. Kanina: OPS, 2014, 277 stran. ISBN 9788087269374. info
  • <>CHÓRÉZMÍ, Muhammad ibn Músa. Aritmetický a Algebraický traktát. Edited by Muhammad ibn Músa <>Chórézmí - Petr Vopěnka, Translated by P. Druhé opravené a doplněn. Nymburk: OPS, 2009, 212 stran. ISBN 9788087269077. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Theoretical explanation online
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Final project, written test (50 % success rate)
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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